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Gesture in Language: Development Across the Lifespan (Language and the Human Lifespan (LHLS)) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 3: Language and the Human Lifespan

Morgenstern; Aliyah; Goldin-Meadow; Susan

 
9783110564983: Gesture in Language: Development Across the Lifespan (Language and the Human Lifespan (LHLS))

Synopsis

Through constant exposure to adult input in interaction, children's language gradually develops into rich linguistic constructions containing multiple cross-modal elements subtly used together for communicative functions. Sensorimotor schemas provide the "grounding" of language in experience and lead to children's access to the symbolic function. With the emergence of vocal or signed productions, gestures do not disappear but remain functional and diversify in form and function as children become skilled adult multimodal conversationalists. This volume examines the role of gesture over the human lifespan in its complex interaction with speech and sign. Gesture is explored in the different stages before, during, and after language has fully developed and a special focus is placed on the role of gesture in language learning and cognitive development. Specific chapters are devoted to the use of gesture in atypical populations.

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About the Author

Aliyah Morgenstern, University Sorbonne, France; Susan Goldin-Meadow, University of Chicago, U.S.A.

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